PulsePoint
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PulsePoint is a 911-connected mobile app that allows users to view and receive live alerts of calls being responded to by fire departments and emergency medical services. The app aims to have bystanders trained in CPR help cardiac arrest victims before emergency crews arrive, which can increase their chance of survival. The app interfaces with the local government public safety answering point, and notifies nearby users of incidents in public spaces. In February 2017, PulsePoint introduced Professional Responder, a professional-tier version that alerts agency personnel to CPR-needed emergencies in residential settings while off duty, in addition to providing features for on-duty use. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, PulsePoint is run by a public 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation of the same name. As of August 2026, the foundation reported that connected agencies had requested the assistance of 1,395,000 nearby responders for 393,215 cardiac arrest events. In addition to Android and iOS, PulsePoint offers a web client at that allows users to view the same data that appears in PulsePoint Respond with a browser. PulsePoint uses a standardized set of normalized across Public safety answering points (PSAP) and Computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system vendors.…
PulsePoint is a 911-connected mobile app that allows users to view and receive live alerts of calls being responded to by fire departments and emergency medical services. The app aims to have bystanders trained in CPR help cardiac arrest victims before emergency crews arrive, which can increase their chance of survival. The app interfaces with the local government public safety answering point, and notifies nearby users of incidents in public spaces. In February 2017, PulsePoint introduced Professional Responder, a professional-tier version that alerts agency personnel to CPR-needed emergencies in residential settings while off duty, in addition to providing features for on-duty use. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, PulsePoint is run by a public 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation of the same name. As of August 2026, the foundation reported that connected agencies had requested the assistance of 1,395,000 nearby responders for 393,215 cardiac arrest events. In addition to Android and iOS, PulsePoint offers a web client at that allows users to view the same data that appears in PulsePoint Respond with a browser. PulsePoint uses a standardized set of normalized across Public safety answering points (PSAP) and Computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system vendors. The foundation also underwrites the National Emergency AED + Resource ( ) Registry which provides centralized access to AEDs, naloxone, bleeding control kits and epinephrine. In September 2018, the PulsePoint Respond app was approved by the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and added to the App Catalog. PulsePoint Respond is a FirstNet Certified app. ==Incident Responder Unit Codes== Orange=Dispatched (?=Awaiting Acknowledge) Green=Enroute Red=On Scene (^=Available on Scene) Yellow=Transport Blue=Transport Arrived Gray=Cleared from Incident The codes themselves are defined by each agency, and are typically followed by a number to identify a particular instance of each asset type. A legend is sometimes provided on the agency information page, and following are some common examples: B=Battalion BC=Battalion Chief E=Engine CMD=Command CPT=Helicopter C=Crew DZR=Dozer HM=Hazmat ME=Medic Engine MRE=Medic Rescue Engine P=Patrol R=Rescue RE=Rescue Engine SQ=Squad T=Truck U=Utility WT=Water Tender PulsePoint Respond on Google Play PulsePoint AED on App Store PulsePoint AED on Google Play
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